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10 Shocking Facts About Ancient Rome

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1. Surpassing their idols, the ancient Greeks, surgeons following the legions of Rome came up with numerous methods that progressed medicine. The most famous...
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20 Interesting Facts About Ancient Rome

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1. The emperor/empress, as well as with senators, wore clothing dyed in purple, made from murex seashells. It was a status symbol for the...
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Silk Road – Connection between the East and West

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The Great Silk Road was a caravan road connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean from Ancient times into the Middle Ages. It was used...
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The Second Punic War – The Hannibal War

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The Second Punic war between Carthage and the Roman Republic, 218 BC - 202 BC, was the second of three Punic wars. After First...
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The Greatest Battles of the Roman-Persian Wars (Part 1)

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Perhaps the longest running rivalry in human history is between the Persians & Romans, and this article aims to give an insight into some...
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Julius Caesar – A Saviour or a Tyrant?

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Guy Julius Caesar (13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a great statesman who changed history and left a great legacy....
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Emperor Nero and the Burning of Rome

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Nero, full name Nero Claudius Caesar August Germanic, 37-68BC, was a Roman Emperor, the successor of Claudius. His mother Agrippina the Younger married Emperor...
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History of the Spear

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Introduction: The spear, alongside the axe, knife, club and bow has been used by humans all around the globe, since before history. Our ancestors used...
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The Administrative Rule of Emperor Hadrian

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Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus) was Roman Emperor  117-138. Hadrian was the son of the Roman Senator Publius Aelius Hadrianus Afer, who moved to...
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Shichi-fuku-jin – Japanese Seven Lucky Gods

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Shichi-fuku-jin, or the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan, are a group of deities whose origins stem from India, Chinese and indigenous Japanese gods of...
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The Ancient Religion of the Celts – Celtic Polytheism

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The early Celts lived in an enormous region, stretching from modern day Turkey through eastern and central Europe and westward and northward into much...
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Roman Emperor Constans (337–350)

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Flavius Julius Constans was a Roman Emperor, Caesar from 333 to 337, and August from 337 to 350. Constans was the youngest son of...
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The Mystery of the Boston Art Heist – $500m in Stolen Art

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It was dubbed "heist of the century": A duo of thieves stole numerous classic pieces of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.
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The Red Baron – The World’s Greatest Pilot?

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Was the Red Baron the greatest pilot that took to the skies? He is a known legend that fought for Germany in WW1.
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The Rule of Pope Gregory IX

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Pope Gregory IX had an amazing life and was responsible for a number of decrees that shaped European history.
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Pharaoh Menes and the Unification of Egypt

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The story of Pharaoh Menes is surrounded in folklore and mystery. Was he really the first pharaoh that united the country of Egypt?
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The History of Typography – The Process of Creating Printed Materials

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Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...
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